RAMICOURT BRITISH CEMETERY​​​​Aisne

​France

Location Information

Ramicourt is a commune 31 kilometres south of Cambrai, and 10 kilometres south-east of Gouy, in the department of Aisne. The British Cemetery is on the south side of the village on the road to Levergies.

Visiting Information

The location or design of this cemetery makes wheelchair access impossible.

Historical Information

The village of Ramicourt was immediately east of the German fortification known as the Beaurevoir-Fonsomme Line. It was captured by the 1/5th, 1/6th and 1/8th Sherwood Foresters on 3 October 1918, and the cemetery was made immediately after, close to a small German cemetery (since removed), by the 18th Field Ambulance and the 18th Corps Burial Officer.

Ramicourt British Cemetery contains 118 First World War burials, ten of them unidentified.

Stafford born, James "Jimmy" Smith was born in Stafford in 1889. He first came to prominence in the local leagues as a centre forward with both Hanley PSA and Hanley Swifts before eventually signing for Brighton of the Southern League in January 1911. He spent almost 2 years on the south coast, scoring 37 goals in 59 appearances before he was transferred to Bradford Park Avenue for the (then) substantial fee of £735.00 plus inside forward, Bobby Simpson. He was prolific in front of goal for Avenue, scoring 60 goals in 100 games, a goalscoring record better than 1 in 2. Sadly for Jimmy and Park Avenue, war intervened, he joined the Royal Artillery and was killed just a month before the Armistice, he was 29 and due to be married in the next few weeks.​Bradford Park Avenue FC 1914-1915 Finished in their highest ever place of 9th in the first division